[Updated] Facebook feed showing random posts or comments on celebrity pages for many users

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on August 24, 2022) follows:

Facebook is currently the most used social network in the world. Millions of people across the globe consult the platform for entertainment, communication with others or even for work reasons.

Through the years, Facebook has gained new features and possibilities. For example, the service currently offers a streaming section focused on games, and even a marketplace where you can sell things.

Like other social networks, Facebook offers a personal feed to each user. The feed shows posts made by your friends or pages you follow.

However, currently many Facebook users are facing an issue where their personal feed is full of random posts or comments coming from celebrity pages.

According to multiple reports, the Facebook feed is showing random posts or comments (spam) coming from celebrity pages instead of posts from friends and followed pages.

@facebook I don’t know what you did, but my Newsfeed today is 99% spam messages sent to pages I like or follow, as if I was checking their Community page.
What the hell?
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Dear @facebook have all the spam bots gone loose through your servers? My news feed has totally lost the plot! (Might explain the spam calls I’ve been getting today too)
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@facebook did the summer intern push things to prod just now on their last day? Why is 90% of my newsfeed just community posts to the Eminem page?
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The issue is causing frustration for many users whose feed is getting cluttered with content totally irrelevant to them.

The problem is also reflected on platforms such as DownDetector where the graph shows that reports are indeed on the rise.

There is still no official acknowledgment of the issue from the Facebook team. But we will be monitoring the situation to update this story as events unfold.

05:20 pm (IST): It appears that the issue with Facebook feed has now been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector.

09:48 am (IST): A Meta spokesperson has confirmed that Facebook Feed issue was caused due to a configuration change. However, the problem has now been resolved.

Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble with their Facebook Feed. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience. (Source)

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